The trilateral agreements enshrined in the November 9, 2020 statement between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia enabled to put an end to the bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh [(Artsakh)]. This was stated by CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas in his welcoming remarks to the participants of the ninth meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of the CIS countries, TASS reports.

"However, despite the steps being taken, there is still tension on the line of contact between the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides," the CSTO chief added.

As reported earlier, at around 1pm on Tuesday, the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces attacked the Armenian positions located in the direction of the eastern border of Armenia. Also, the adversary used artillery, armored vehicles, and firearms of various calibers in this attack.

And according to the agreement reached through the mediation of the Russian side, the exchange of fire was stopped at 6:30pm, and the situation has relatively stabilized.

The Armenian side has one fallen and 13 captured servicemen. Also, the contact with another 24 soldiers was lost during the hostilities, and their fate is unknown at the moment.